Taobao

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Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma kept his message simple on May 10 as he relinquished the post he has held for 14 years. Speaking to more than 20,000 employees, the iconic Internet pioneer urged the crowd to trust the new management team "as you trusted me."

To buy and sell on Taobao, it helps to have a handle on the jargon. Here are English translations and explanations for the most-used Taobao terms.

If language is the root of culture, the vast Chinese online shopping marketplace Taobao has some pretty gnarly roots.

Mobile phone and shopping cart

The value of online purchases made via mobile devices soared 600 percent last year on Taobao Marketplace and Tmall.com, China’s largest e-commerce websites, as Chinese consumers continue to adopt smartphones and tablets in droves.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has named a new chief executive to replace its iconic founder Jack Ma, who announced on Jan.

English teacher-turned-entrepreneur Jack Ma, who built Alibaba Group into an e-commerce empire to rival Amazon and eBay, says he plans to step down from his post as chief executive of the Chinese I

Alibaba Group, owner of China’s largest online shopping platforms, is undergoing its third major reorganization in the past 19 months as the company continues to adapt to the country’s fast-growing

fishing symbol

The number of phishing websites on China’s Internet shot up 47% in November as scammers tried to cash in on the massive 11.11 Single’s Day online shopping holiday, according to a group that monitors illegal phishing activity.

Driven by rapid e-commerce growth in China's smaller cities and the success of last month's 11.11 Shopping Festival, annual sales volumes on Tmall and Taobao Marketplace, the country's two largest

In what is thought to be the first case of its kind on the mainland, police in Hangzhou, China, have arrested seven people for allegedly blackmailing online merchants by threatening to post negative buyer ratings on their Taobao Marketplace storefronts.

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